Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Center Line Department of Public Safety

Center Line, MI · Macomb County. Center Line Department of Public Safety is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 54 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

54
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Center Line Department of Public Safety pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Michigan average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+145%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$240,094
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Center Line Department of Public Safety

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity A
54 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment F
$4,446 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
54 personnel · 1 station

Center Line Department of Public Safety is a Career (Paid) department serving Center Line, MI (Macomb County), with 1 station and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,320 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $240,094.

  • National personnel rank #3,320 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #62 of 1,008
  • 1.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Macomb County

Center Line Department of Public Safety vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

54 Top 15% higher than 85% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 05002 · Center Line Department of Public Safety, MI 54 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,320
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Federalsburg Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $240K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Federalsburg Volunteer Fire Company, MD (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MI department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Center Line, MI
FDID
05002

FEMA Grant History

$240K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FO03544 $240,094

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Center Line Department of Public Safety's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #62 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,320 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 145% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Center Line Department of Public Safety is 4.4% of Macomb County roster mass

The county lists 37 departments totaling 1,233 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Federalsburg Volunteer Fire Company, MD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Armada Township Fire Department
Armada · volunteer
Bruce Township Fire Department
Romeo · volunteer
Chesterfield Township Fire Department
Chesterfield Township · other
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Nationwide career peers near 54 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every MI department.

Federalsburg Volunteer Fire Company, MD 54 Belltown Fire Department, CT 54 Hugo Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Incorporated, NC 54 Buies Creek Rural Fire and Rescue, NC 54 Alabaster Fire and Rescue Service, AL 54 Lake Ozark Fire Protection District, MO 54 Temple Terrace Fire Department, FL 54 Coon Rapids Fire Department, MN 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Center Line Department of Public Safety have?

Center Line Department of Public Safety has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 145% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,320 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #62 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Center Line Department of Public Safety provide EMS services?

Yes, Center Line Department of Public Safety provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Center Line Department of Public Safety operate?

Center Line Department of Public Safety operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Center Line Department of Public Safety?

Center Line Department of Public Safety is a Career (Paid) department serving Macomb County, MI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Center Line Department of Public Safety received federal grants?

Yes, Center Line Department of Public Safety has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $240,094 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

How many fire departments are in Michigan?

Michigan has 1,274 fire departments with 28,594 total personnel. 61% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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